Ramona Malczynski

PhD Program

Research Areas:

political ecology, critical physical geography, urban geography, environmental justice, higher education

Key Word Interests:

Albuquerque, infrastructure, development

Biography:

I was born and raised in Albuquerque and throughout my academic career became increasingly interested in the processes that shape and have shaped the places I love. I am teaching for my first semester as a full-time instructor of Geography at CNM. I am also engaged in community organizing around many issues and am a former president and bargaining committee member for the United Graduate Workers of UNM. I enjoy playing soccer in my free time.

Education:

MPhil System Dynamics, Radboud University; B.S. Earth Systems, Stanford University

Select Publications:

Malczynski, R., and Walsh-Dilley, M. (2025). “’Uncertainty, anxiety, stressors…everything is amplified’: Student experiences of the COVID pandemic in higher education”. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2025.2549248